http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/libby-cagle.html?tab=blog Libby Cagle - Fine Art Blog http://www.fineartamerica.com/artistlogos/A9568-2545-Logo1.jpg http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/libby-cagle.html?tab=blog Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:21:16 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/three-pear.html Here is a little still life I did a couple of weeks ago before I ate the pears. I'll be off to "the camp" tomorrow for the weekend. I have a bagfull of apples from the neighbor's tree. The plan is to make a pie and apple sauce. Of course, I'll h... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:25:08 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/different-time.html I used a photo taken as her hair was re-growing and she felt as good as she had in years. Unfortunately, the cure didn't take and she died a year later. This is the end of my cousin chronicles. May she rest in peace. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:22:38 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/same-person-different-time.html This is a portrait using a photo taken right after she learned she had cancer. The next blog shows her six months after the treatments stopped when her hair had grown in and she was finally feeling good. Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:40:27 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/two-cranes.html Lately I have been so busy doing I am not sure what, but by the time I check this site out I am too tired to post anything. Two Cranes is my latest oil painting. I used a photo I took a couple of months ago at a wildlife preserve. I am still relat... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:45:03 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/homage.html I just spent a week at our camp in a remote area of WV. We had no phone, cable, or internet. When I got back today and checked the email I found a message I had been waiting for saying that my cousin had died. The message came in the day I left so... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:00:14 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/a-final-goodbye.html On my way to our summer place, I stopped for one last visit of my cousin who has terminal cancer. When we got back in the car I took my sketch book to record the image that was etched on my brain. I don't remember a lot of the detail of the room. ... Sat, 31 May 2008 19:39:32 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/on-the-road-again.html This will be my last post for a few days. We leave in the morning for our summer home in WV. We will stop in GA to visit grandkids and my cousin who has terminal cancer. It will take a couple of days to get there and then usually a couple more t... Wed, 28 May 2008 18:04:00 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/self-portrait-96.html This is a self-portrait I originally did in a class in 1996. It was stashed in a pile of other paintings. When I came across it during my organizing of the studio, I pulled it out and thought that it looked pretty good, (so did I back in the day). ... Tue, 27 May 2008 21:08:06 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/sunflower-mini.html I have agreed to do a one day workshop to beginners and have settled on sunflowers as the project. nbspSo I am trying to get a few finished to use as examples. nbspThere are so many types and colors of sunflowers that I figured whatever color they ch... Sat, 24 May 2008 13:04:18 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/portrait-3.html This is the third portrait using photos sent to me on Mother's Day. Somehow, I wasn't able to keep her looking as young as she is. She is one who loves to pose for the camera so there are plenty of opportunities to get photos of her. Sat, 24 May 2008 13:01:11 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/portrait-2.html This is the second grandchild portrait. I am not really too sure if I captured him. But, he was difficult to do in watercolor, too. Sat, 24 May 2008 12:59:26 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/portrait-1.html This is my first attempt at a portrait using oil. And my first attempt of doing a painting strickly using the pallette knife. I must say that it was a great new experiment. Since I usually work with watercolors, the thickness, opacity, and slow dr... Mon, 19 May 2008 15:40:44 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/old-man-resting.html I think I finally got this one finished. It is a companion to "Old Woman Resting" that I did last year. Both were done from photos taken in Ecuador a country I find fascinating because of its diverse cultures and ethnicities. Fri, 16 May 2008 23:51:28 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/a-few-days.html It has been a few days since I posted. nbspThe time seems to get away from me. nbspI am working on some portraits of the grandkids. nbspThey are only 5X7 but I am doing them in watersoluble oils with a pallette knife. nbspThis is a real stretch for m... Sat, 10 May 2008 18:57:48 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/head-board.html This is something I have been working on for a couple of weeks. My intention is to use it as a headborad. I am not sure whether to hang the canvases individually or to mount them on a board first. The colors and design come from parts and pieces o...